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Loena Hendrickx
Loena Hendrickx (Dutch: [ˈlunaː ˈɦɛndrɪks]; born 5 November 1999) is a Belgian retired figure skater. She is a two-time World medalist (2022, 2023), the 2024 European champion, a three-time European medalist (2022, 2023, 2026), a two-time ISU Grand Prix Final medalist (2022–23, 2023–24), a two-time Grand Prix gold medalist, and a five-time Belgian national champion (2017–2019, 2022–2023).
Hendrickx has finished within the top ten at five European Championships (2017–2018, 2022–2023) and five World Championships (2018, 2021–2024). She represented Belgium at three Winter Olympics (2018, 2022, 2026) finishing sixteenth, seventh, and fourteenth respectively. The most successful Belgian women's skater in history, she is the first-ever World, European, and Grand Prix medalist from Belgium in that discipline.
Loena Hendrickx was born on November 5, 1999, in Turnhout, Belgium. She is the younger sister of Belgian figure skater Jorik Hendrickx. She also has two other older brothers, Larris and Rinze, who played hockey.
She has a degree in preschool education.
Hendrickx began learning to skate in 2004. She experienced bullying in school over her figure skating until she transferred to a specialized sports secondary school in Eindhoven. She appeared internationally on the advanced novice level from December 2012 through December 2013 and then moved up to the junior ranks.
Coached by Carine Herrygers in Turnhout, Hendrickx debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, finishing seventeenth in Dresden, Germany. She won her second junior national title and then placed sixteenth at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival. She closed her season with junior bronze medals at the International Challenge Cup and Coupe du Printemps.
Competing in the 2015–16 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, Hendrickx placed fourteenth in Riga, Latvia, and then eleventh in Logroño, Spain. Her senior international debut came in October 2015 at the International Cup of Nice; she finished seventh at the event. She missed the second half of the season due to a spinal fracture and resumed skating after six months.
After the closure of Turnhout's ice rink, Hendrickx and her brother decided to train at a temporary rink. Although still age-eligible to compete on the junior level, she focused on senior events. Starting her season on the ISU Challenger Series, she placed seventh at both the 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy. In October 2016, she won her first senior international medal – silver at the International Cup of Nice. In November, she was awarded silver at the NRW Trophy and gold at the Belgian Championships. A lack of financial support led to her having to decline an invitation to an international event in Russia.
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Loena Hendrickx
Loena Hendrickx (Dutch: [ˈlunaː ˈɦɛndrɪks]; born 5 November 1999) is a Belgian retired figure skater. She is a two-time World medalist (2022, 2023), the 2024 European champion, a three-time European medalist (2022, 2023, 2026), a two-time ISU Grand Prix Final medalist (2022–23, 2023–24), a two-time Grand Prix gold medalist, and a five-time Belgian national champion (2017–2019, 2022–2023).
Hendrickx has finished within the top ten at five European Championships (2017–2018, 2022–2023) and five World Championships (2018, 2021–2024). She represented Belgium at three Winter Olympics (2018, 2022, 2026) finishing sixteenth, seventh, and fourteenth respectively. The most successful Belgian women's skater in history, she is the first-ever World, European, and Grand Prix medalist from Belgium in that discipline.
Loena Hendrickx was born on November 5, 1999, in Turnhout, Belgium. She is the younger sister of Belgian figure skater Jorik Hendrickx. She also has two other older brothers, Larris and Rinze, who played hockey.
She has a degree in preschool education.
Hendrickx began learning to skate in 2004. She experienced bullying in school over her figure skating until she transferred to a specialized sports secondary school in Eindhoven. She appeared internationally on the advanced novice level from December 2012 through December 2013 and then moved up to the junior ranks.
Coached by Carine Herrygers in Turnhout, Hendrickx debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, finishing seventeenth in Dresden, Germany. She won her second junior national title and then placed sixteenth at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival. She closed her season with junior bronze medals at the International Challenge Cup and Coupe du Printemps.
Competing in the 2015–16 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, Hendrickx placed fourteenth in Riga, Latvia, and then eleventh in Logroño, Spain. Her senior international debut came in October 2015 at the International Cup of Nice; she finished seventh at the event. She missed the second half of the season due to a spinal fracture and resumed skating after six months.
After the closure of Turnhout's ice rink, Hendrickx and her brother decided to train at a temporary rink. Although still age-eligible to compete on the junior level, she focused on senior events. Starting her season on the ISU Challenger Series, she placed seventh at both the 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy. In October 2016, she won her first senior international medal – silver at the International Cup of Nice. In November, she was awarded silver at the NRW Trophy and gold at the Belgian Championships. A lack of financial support led to her having to decline an invitation to an international event in Russia.
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